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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 2, 1909.

3. In so far as the railway administration has prior to Validation the passing of this Ordinance exercised any of the powers of past acts. herein conferred the same are hereby validated and legalised for all intents and purposes as if the same had been duly effected under this Ordinance.

Assistant

4. All duties and powers hereinafter required to be per- Powers of formed and exercised by the Manager or by the Chief Assistant Resident Engineer shall and may, in the absence of the Manager or Manager or of the Chief Resident Engineer, be performed Engineers. and exercised by an Assistant Manager or by an Assistant Engineer.

administra-

5. The railway administration shall have the custody Custody and and administration of all railways subject to the general tion of authority of the Governor-in-Conmeil.

railways.

6. The Governor shall appoint suitable officers to carry Appoint- out the provisions of this Ordinance, such officers to be ment of under the control of the railway administration, subject officers. to the general authority of the Governor.

7. The Governor-in-Council may authorize the construc- Sanction by tion of any railway within the Colony and the Governor Governor-in- may acquire under the provisions of the Crown Lands Council of

railway Resumption Ordinance 1900 such lands as he may deem

construction. necessary to be required for the purposes of such railway.

Construction.

8. For the purpose of constructing any such authorized Anthority to railway, the railway administration may---

execute all

necessary work.

(a.) Make or construct in upon across under or over Construction

any lands or any streets hills valleys roads of inclined railways or tramways or any rivers canals planes &e. brooks streams or other waters or any drains water-pipes gas-pipes electric wires or posts such temporary or permanent inclined planes arches tunnels culverts embankments aque- ducts bridges roads lines of railway ways passages conduits drains piers abutments cuttings and fences as the railway adminis tration thinks proper.

courses of

(b.) Alter the course of any rivers brooks streams or Alteration

water-courses for the purpose of constructing of the and maintaining tunnels bridges passages or rivers brooks other works over or under them; and divert streams or widen, narrow or alter as well temporarily as water- permanently the course of any rivers brooks courses &e. streams or water-courses or any roads streets or ways; or raise or sink the level thereof in order the more conveniently to carry them over or under or by the side of the railway as the railway administration thinks proper.

(c.) Make drains or conduits into through or under Construction

any lands adjoining the railway for the of drains or purpose of conveying water to or from the conduits. railway.

(d.) Erect and construct snel houses warehouses Erection of

offices and other buildings and such yards buildings &c. stations wharves engines machinery appa- ratus and other works and conveniences as the railway administration thinks proper.

(e.) Alter repair or discontinue such buildings works Alteration

and conveniences as aforesaid or any of them and substitute others in their stead and

or and dis-

continuance of buildings works &c.

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Authority

(ƒ) Do all other acts necessary for making main-

taining altering or repairing and using the to do other railway.

necessary

works.

The exercise of the powers conferred on the railway Control of administration by this section shall be subject to the control Governor- of the Governor-in-Council.

in-Council.

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